Football: small sided games

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Crowding round the ball

Looking for a some drills to help under 8 and 9's to stop crowding round the ball and to pass and move into space

Pete Evans Coach, England

Looking for a man marking drill

Does anyone have a good man marking drill. My players tend to ball chase and leave their opponent open.

Fritz Mizell Coach, United States of America

what drills can I do for children between 3-7 for two hours?

help create a session for two hours

Waqaar Ahmed Coach, England

Passing

Hi, I'm a 16 year old hoping to get into coaching in the future, I currently coach an u8s grassroots team, I'd like to know how I could stop all of them running after the ball and teach them to stay in their positions, while also passing the ball across and making more room and options. Am I asking too much from 8 year olds?

Gwion Davies Coach, Wales

heading

how can i improve my heading

Lewis Gorst Coach, United Kingdom

, U13's Girls Pass and Movehow do you bring spatial awareness into play so the players are not just passing to whoever they see, at times putting the reciving player in a no win position

U13's Girls Pass and Movehow do you bring spatial awareness into play so the players are not just passing to whoever they see, at times putting the receiving player in a no-win position

Steven Good Coach, Australia

New Coach

Hi, I am a long time player, first time coach. I am going to be coaching 13-15YO girls who are very enthusiastic and most of the team have good skills already. We are about to start our 2 months of pre-season training and we are still looking for more players to join the team. There will be a small number of beginners in the group. During the open training session we held, I found they got bored very easily. How can I structure our first few sessions to ensure;1. They want to come back 2. They have fun and get to know each other 3. They feel like I am going to be a good coach that will help them develop their skills. I want to make sure they believe in me as a coach while I get the hang of actually coaching. Very overwhelmed at the moment.

Jaimee Wegner Coach, Australia

passing with weak foot

how to become stronger

maddison Coach, England

Soccer or Football Lessons for 9-11 year olds

What activities work well for students aged 9-11? For some context I am a PhysEd teacher in Australia and classes consist of 25-30 students. Thanks!

Lucy Lynch Coach, Australia

small sided games.pitch dimens...

i would make you some questions specifically about the ages of 9-10 and 13-14.a)which is the right work time,recovery time and sets playing 2v2,3v3,4v4 in these agesb)which is the correct work time and revery time playing transition games?As expert you are i am waiting for your answer. THANK YOU

vaios psallidas Coach, Greece

Team thrashed every week - whe...

Team keep getting thrashed every week - where to start? Having been the sole coach/manager of a little league team for the past two years, this year I lost all my senior players. I was therefore presented with 10 brand new lads, some of whom have never played competitive football. We are 8 games in and my lads are getting thrashed every week. The main problems are that they cannot get the ball out of their half, positions are usually a mess, finishing and chance creation are non-existent, and they don't apply any pressure or are unable to tackle. The main problems are keeping the ball as a team, getting it in the opponents half and staying there, and creating/finishing chances. I only have 1 and a half hours a week with them. I don't really know what to do, and I'm a little desperate. Does anybody have any advice? Thanks for literally anything.

Coach, England

U10 boys - How to build confid...

hi i coach a under 10's boys team.i am looking for help.unfortently we are not the best team around!all my player,s have not been playing long so we are a long way behind other teams we play i am trying to build conferdence on the ball at present they just wak it aways give up the balli am new to coaching and was wondering am i doing the right thing or should i be doing something else with them.

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What is the best pre-game warm...

What is the best warm up routine for U9 boys before a game? Thanks Coach Heath

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U12s not training and runing i...

Hi, when I take my under 12's for training, they do a warm up couple of laps of the pitch. Out of a squad of 13, I only get 7/8 doing the warm up properly, while the same 5/6 always ruin it by half running half walking. Any tips?

Steve ODonoghue Coach, England

What does your average trainin...

What does your average training session look like.. in terms of time spent 1) warming up/fitness 2) drills to aid technique or hands-on coaching for specific areas you want to improve and 3) SSGs? I read somewhere to spend roughly equal amounts of time on each..

Coach, England

Need help to develop striking ...

Need help to develop striking for under 8 Please help?

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Coaching ideas for group size ...

Hi, I coach an Over 30's female side. We have lost 6 of our 7 games, drawing the other. I only get about 7 to training AT MOST and struggle to find any good plans for these 7 or so. The numbers go as low as 3 and is extremely offputting and distressing. They only train for an hour. Any suggestions?

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U'8s | Sportplan

Hi guys new to the site and really impressed. I've just took over my first ever managing job of a u'8s boys team. What would be good drills to start with for passing,defending,shooting as I know the could get easily board.

Craig Coach, England

How to stop playing panic socc...

Newer program, my kids for the majority play panic soccer, and just send the ball downfield. Any advice how to get them into a mindset of building the ball out and maintaining possession?

chris mckinney Coach, United States of America

I need some information on tra...

I need some information on transitioning from 8v8 to 11v11 as well as whether to run a 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 formation for my girl's team. Any ideas for a recently less confident coach?

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